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Chris Wright
BornJanuary 7, 1971
Emit, North Carolina
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)C.W. Anderson
Christopher W. Anderson
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Billed fromMinneapolis, Minnesota;
Raleigh, North Carolina
Trained byWCW Power Plant
DebutDecember 2, 1993

Chris Wright (born January 7, 1971 in Emit, North Carolina) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, C.W. Anderson. He is currently wrestling on the Extreme Championship Wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Christopher W. Anderson.

Career

Wright grew up in The Carolinas and was an ardent fan of the National Wrestling Alliance, admiring wrestlers such as Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes and Bobby Eaton. Upon his graduation from high school in 1989, Wright was drafted by the San Diego Padres as a catcher, but rejected the offer. Wright attended college, where he studied computing and played baseball and softball.

Upon graduating from college, Wright sought a new weekend sport to replace baseball. Several of his friends were wrestling professionally, and Wright decided to become a professional wrestler as well. With no formal training, he wrestled (and lost) his first match on December 4, 1993, wearing a mask. While wrestling on the independent circuit, Wright was approached by Pat and Rocky Anderson, who complimented him on his skills and appearance and offered him membership in the apocryphal Anderson family. He was later given permission to use the name by Gene Anderson. Anderson spent two weeks trying to think of an appropriate forename, eventually settling on his initials, C.W., at the suggestion of an interviewer; he thus began using the ring name C.W. Anderson. Anderson later met Ole Anderson but claimed that he was disillusioned by the experience. Anderson formed a tag team with Pat Anderson, and the duo won the NWA World Tag Team Championship in 1996. [1] [2] [3]

In 1996, Anderson opened a professional wrestling school in Smithfield, North Carolina, which he later named "The Anderson Academy". He went on to train wrestlers such as Chilly Willy, Lodi and Toad. [4]

In 1998, Anderson trainined at the World Championship Wrestling Power Plant under Dwayne Bruce and Pez Whatley. After spending eighteen months in the Power Plant without being utilized on WCW television, Anderson opted to leave the Power Plant, turning down a WCW contract offer. While training in the Power Plant, Anderson was told by J.J. Dillon and Paul Orndorff that he lacked the talent and physique to become successful as a wrestler. [5] [6]

Extreme Championship Wrestling

On June 6, 1999, Anderson accompanied a friend to an Extreme Championship Wrestling tryout in Georgia and was convinced to get in the ring by Nova. His work impressed ECW owner Paul Heyman, and Anderson was hired. In his first match for ECW, Anderson teamed with Skull Von Krush against Danny Doring and Roadkill. [7] [8]

In ECW, Anderson formed the New Dangerous Alliance with Wild Bill Wiles, Elektra and Lou E. Dangerously. After the team separated, Anderson joined forces with Simon and Swinger.

On January 7, 2001 at the final ECW pay-per-view, Guilty As Charged 2001, Anderson lost to Tommy Dreamer in an "I Quit" match. As part of his preparation for the bout, Anderson watched the "I Quit" match between Magnum T.A. and Tully Blanchard from StarrCade 1985. In the course of the match, Anderson and Dreamer used razor wire on one another. [9]

Independent circuit

Following the closure of ECW, Anderson wrestled in Dusty Rhodes's Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling promotion, where he formed The Extreme Horsemen, a stable modelled after The Four Horsemen, with Barry Windham and Steve Corino. The stable later wrestled in Major League Wrestling, where they were joined by P.J. Polaco and Simon Diamond. [10] Anderson also wrestled for Ring of Honor and various independent promotions in North Carolina.

From 2002 onwards, Anderson made numerous tours of Japan, most prominently for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX (in May 2006, he had toured with the company on 36 separate occasions). In 2004, he was given a tryout match by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, but was not hired. [11] [12]

On June 10, 2005, Anderson appeared at Hardcore Homecoming, an ECW reunion event organised by Shane Douglas. The event saw Anderson team with Simon Diamond in a loss to Chris Chetti and Mikey Whipwreck. He went on to appear at Hardcore Homecoming events in September 2005 and November 2005.

Anderson was hospitalized in 2005 after a supplement named Superdrol gave him jaundice and caused his liver to stop functioning. He returned to the ring after several months, during which he lost 40 lb (18 kg) in weight. In March 2006, Superdrol was banned by the Food and Drug Administration. [13]

World Wrestling Entertainment

Throughout 2004 and 2005, Anderson made numerous appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment, wrestling in dark matches and on Velocity. On June 12, 2005, he appeared at the WWE promoted ECW reunion show ECW One Night Stand, sitting at ringside next to Chris Chetti and Elektra.

In 2006, WWE opted to resurrect Extreme Championship Wrestling as a brand of WWE, and on May 4, 2006, Anderson and several other ECW alumni were hired by WWE. Throughout June and July, Anderson wrestled at ECW house shows and in ECW on Sci Fi dark matches. On August 1, he became known as Christopher W. Anderson.

Wrestling facts

  • Finishing and signature moves [14]
  • Managers

Championships and accomplishments

  • Carolina Championship Wrestling Association
  • 1-time CCWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 3-time CCWA Tag Team Champion (with Pat Anderson)
  • 1-time LAW Heavyweight Champion
  • 2-time NWA 2000 Tag Team Champion (1-time with Pat Anderson, 1-time with Cueball Carmichael)
  • 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (with Pat Anderson)
  • NIWA
  • 1-time NIWA Television Champion
  • Palmetto Pride Championship Wrestling
  • 1-time PPCW Heavyweight Champion
  • Pro Wrestling Federation
  • 1-time PWF Universal Champion
  • 1-time PWF United States Champion
  • 2-time PWF Tag Team Champion (with Steve Corino)
  • 1-time PWF Television Champion
  • Pro Wrestling WORLD-1
  • 1-time PWW-1 Tag Team Champion
  • Southern Championship Wrestling
  • 1-time SCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 2-time SCW North Carolina Champion
  • 4-time SCW Tag Team Champion (2-time with Pat Anderson, 1-time with Cueball Carmichael, 1-time with Dewey Cheatum)
  • SWA
  • 1-time SWA Tag Team Champion (with Pat Anderson)
  • X3
  • 1-time X3 Heavyweight Champion

References

  1. ^ CW Anderson going strong on the indy circuit
  2. ^ CW Anderson going strong on the indy circuit
  3. ^ An interview with C.W. Anderson, conducted by Steve Gerweck
  4. ^ CW Anderson going strong on the indy circuit
  5. ^ An interview with C.W. Anderson, conducted by ECW News
  6. ^ An interview with C.W. Anderson, conducted by Steve Gerweck
  7. ^ An interview with C.W. Anderson, conducted by ECW News
  8. ^ CW Anderson going strong on the indy circuit
  9. ^ CW Anderson going strong on the indy circuit
  10. ^ An interview with C.W. Anderson, conducted by Steve Gerweck
  11. ^ An interview with C.W. Anderson, conducted by Steve Gerweck
  12. ^ An interview with C.W. Anderson, conducted by James Walsh
  13. ^ An interview with C.W. Anderson, conducted by James Walsh
  14. ^ C.W. Anderson at ObsessedWithWrestling.com
  15. ^ C.W. Anderson at Accelerator3359.com
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